Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-15
CHAPTER WI.

ONCE UOIC III MS mouse.
"Lagona forgets al but the pale-taced
chiefs Kindness" was the reply Of the
young chief.
"Agein you have pIsced me under re-
nGwed obligations by your bTSYeTy. How
can l reward you?'
"By never speaking Of it again. I have
done Tight-nO more"
"Take this from me-" said Mrs. Del
orme, attempting t. throw itch chain
OF gold about his neck.
But he pushed il b2ck with his hand aud
quietly said:
al am free. l do not like chains"
She FLUSHED and turned away, and in
q few moments was IN her chamber,
where she burst passiOnately into lit Of
weeping.
''Oh, heaven. l am sCOrned by this
savage-I, who am beautiful and 50 fond
", maGly love him." she sObbed.
But the sound of approaching footsteps
warned her TO be upon her guard; and
she checked her sobS and hastily wipe
her eyes. II was Paul MaleTsOn waO
came. His face was flashed aud ne
seemed much excited.
What do wasn't? WY do you cOne
here to my private chamber" she asked.
10 W. slION llI2NAdAls " H. IL " et@' VIII
lei the attack here Tonight" said he.
''No. Why do yOu ask? Who was it?''
she answered.
''It was the man that you told me W2s
my father" said Paul, narrowly watching
eyerv change Of expression in ner face.
Heavens! John Ma!erson q rnbber?'
almost screamed Mrs D6lorme.
Yes. l suspec ed as much when l saW
hi tLrfva=rnn I44
led the murderuu5 g4ug, disguised GS
Indians, tonight. And now l ka0W why
he asked so particularly shout the WealL2
OF Mr.. Delorme"
You have not told Mr.. Delorme Of
this ye:?"
mo; ne was busy when I cane In"
"Thcr, fox your lie, DO mol The vii
lain has Oeen 1oued; do nos now expose
/ hIm."
81 10 rot believe that ne IS my father"
ole Is, Pdai-eA, Heaven. 1e Is,
know il. Would 20 God that I did
G0t :"
"What is the secret that he holds in
terror over your head -
Paul, II mercy do not ask M now.
The time mey come when | will tell you;
but d. not ask il now. / an very, very
Wrctchedn'
Aud she wept, as if she, indsel,
was so.
lam going to Galveston again." said
Paul, when his aun, became more
composed.
g For what ?' she asked.
''To warn him that if DE puts his foot
on this plantation sgain his neck IS il
danger-eyen if he be my father"
"Do be cautious, Pau! Let NE Gd-
wise you not to % near him. Some Of
mis- vile gang may ossaSsinate you"
81 do not fear them. Moreover, I
must 90 to Galveston. for I promised to
see Ada McAlpin once more before l part
with her forever. That done. you may
arrange matters with Stella and her
father for NE as soon as you please. l
begin TO 1--we the girl, and um sure she
does not dislike me"
"Weij, Pau, if you must q, do it; but
retura quickly. Take this purse; it con
tains ell the money which | have by
me now"
He took it and left her s.ain to herself.
CHAPTER XVII.
Ada NcAlpin sat in her beautiful room,
looking pqie, sad and detected, 10 an uu-
usual degree. She was not dressed with
liS- Nu lOIlhIE Cdtt. llCL DSauLtlul n1lI
lsv in tangled masses upon her white and
lovely neck and shoulders. Her eyes
were red with weeping. she started and
tremoled when she heard 3 knock ST the
door, And her voice was low and husky
when she said:
GONE in"
1t was Jack Malers0u who entered.
IT'S look was also gloomy and N 0rose.
':What news?" she asked.
"Dark-verV dark" he muttered.
''Where is PAUL." she asked.
al neither know nor care. l went to
DelCrne's place 10 carry the girl of, and
thus serve you, aud lost half OF my party,
and eame near losing the number Of my
mess"
"Aud I'll not have shed q tear If you
had" said Paul M4lersOn himself, who
followed the footsteps of his father neise-
Iessly, and now stood upon the threshold
OF the room.
Ada started and uttered q faint scream;
but John MalersOn turned, with scoWl,
and said:
''Listeners never hear any good of
themselves :"
"Whether you area listener or not, you
will never hear much good spoken Of
you?" said Paul, bitterly Then, turning
to Ada, he said: 81 did not think that
yOa were Ieagued with this man and his
robber gang"
81 am not Paul am mott" she said.
est Is false. DID not hear him this
moment say that he had tried to carry of
Stella DelOrme to please you?'' cried
Paul, argrily.
"Yes-yOu heard me say so; but this
girl knew nothing of the PLAN" said John
MsleTSOn. "If you want to abuse any
one, pitch into your father, and not into
that girl, who is ten times too good for 8
milsop ike you!"
"YOur gang didn't find me g smiIk-sop'
the other night, l reckon!" said Paul.
"S0me OF them went to their last home
with ticket from my hand"
eyes; and if you don't lock out some
of them will provide you with d travelling
pass to join their friends in the long
journey."
"I'm not afraid Of then, here or anywhere
else. They may thank me that they and
their leader are not in jail; for alone
know who it was that made the attack on
Ii Bslss de Flores.'
"Indeedl Well, l am very grateful
that you didn't try to hang your father,
They viii feel very glad to hear how mer-
ciful you are. Probably they'll vote you
a resolution of thanks" said John Malel-
son, with a sneer.
81 will not Dandy words with you; but
l wish to see this lady alone, sir.D
''Oh, very well! But mark you, Lad
you needn't try to play her false for yo1r
fancy charmer on the plantation, for you
shall never marry her! I've sworn to that, |
rememOer!"
"Bah! you threaten one who knows no
fear.O said Panl-as his father after nj |